-- John Riley Barnacastle, regional director for The Borgen Project, says foreign aid can circumvent military action overseas: "If, like me, you are sickened by these images of children dying, of senseless suffering and death, then please contact our senators and congressman and urge them to increase foreign aid to help prevent these tragedies from occurring again in the future."

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